US invasion of Iraq in 2003

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:casualties hundreds of thousands
gptkbp:causedBy weapons of mass destruction
gptkbp:controversy legitimacy of the invasion
gptkbp:date 2003-03-20
gptkbp:electionYear increased sectarian tensions
formation_of_a_new_Iraqi_government
increased_Iranian_influence_in_Iraq
rise_of_Shia_militias
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:finaleDate 2011-12-18
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution_1441
gptkbp:historicalSignificance controversial decision
debate over interventionism
legacy of the war
impact_on_US_foreign_policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US invasion of Iraq in 2003
gptkbp:impact displacement of millions
rise of ISIS
sectarian violence
long-term_instability_in_Iraq
gptkbp:internationalClassification protests worldwide
divided opinions among allies
gptkbp:involvedCountries long-term military bases
troop surge in 2007
withdrawal of troops in 2011
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Nouri_al-Maliki
gptkb:Saddam_Hussein
gptkb:Donald_Rumsfeld
gptkb:Colin_Powell
Condoleezza Rice
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Muqtada al-Sadr
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive media coverage
embedded journalism
gptkbp:militaryRank shock and awe
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Basra
gptkb:Battle_of_Fallujah
Battle of Najaf
Battle of Baghdad
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:overthrow_of_Saddam_Hussein
gptkbp:postWarCareer security challenges
corruption issues
infrastructure damage
difficult and costly
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Iraq